Human Dignity

Speakers emphasized that the pope’s letter called for moral guidance and reflection among all stakeholders on the best way to move forward with AI.

When the body is reduced to being “an object” that can be “disposed of arbitrarily,” that is always a denial of the dignity of the person,” the pope said.

Isn’t being human just what human beings do? Why would we need a guide to being human?

What does the bishop of Silicon Valley have to say about Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” on artificial intelligence?

“Give us a new heart, always ready to choose life.”

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship on June 30, finding the order violated the 14th Amendment.

The issue raised by “Magnifica Humanitas” is one U.S. lawmakers took a first step to address with the Take It Down Act, which just began enforcement.

What does it mean to safeguard our humanity? That question is at the heart of “Magnifica Humanitas.”

Pope Leo XIV’s widely anticipated encyclical on artificial intelligence is here, and it offers a clear path forward to one of the most pressing challenges of our age.

Pope Leo opens the first encyclical of his pontificate by saying that humanity today faces a pivotal choice — “either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build …